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Arkansas

SWC · 1989 Season · Final

Developing
Record
10–2
0.833 Win %
Conference
2nd
7–1 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1906–2026
All-Time Record
716–534–37
0.571 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1964, 1968
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 36
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Arkansas head-to-head · History & Eras

1989 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 19Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND FBSI6–6W 26–7
5Week 5 · Sep 26Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC8–4W 24–17
6Week 6 · Oct 3UTEPH2HIND WAC2–10W 39–7
7Week 7 · Oct 10TCUH2HIND SWC4–7W 41–19
8Week 8 · Oct 17Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC9–3W 45–13
9Week 9 · Oct 24Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC5–6L 20–24
10Week 10 · Oct 31Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC9–2W 45–39
11Week 11 · Nov 7Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC2–8–1W 38–17
12Week 12 · Nov 14Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC5–6W 19–10
14Week 14 · Nov 28Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC8–4W 23–22
14Regular Season Final · Dec 5SMUH2HIND SWC2–9W 38–24
18Final · Jan 2Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC11–1L 27–31

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.309
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+48
-7+55
  • Texas Tech +9
  • Houston +9
  • Ole Miss +8
  • Texas A&M +8
  • Tulsa +6
  • Baylor +5
  • TCU +4
  • UTEP +2
  • Rice +2
  • SMU +2
  • Tennessee -1
  • Texas -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #14Better than 91%
Win % Place 6thBetter than 96%

0.833 Win % · Change -3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#9Regular Season Final#9Post-Season W1#11Post-Season W2#11Post-Season W3#14Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+19
+7
+32
+22
+32
-4
+6
+21
+9
+1
+14
-4

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#281984#141985#131986#281987#131988

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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